Last fall Marin debuted a low-priced 120mm aluminum Hawk Hill mountain bike with 27.5″ wheels and what they call MultiTrac suspension. In English what that actually meant was a full-suspension mountain bike with a faux-bar single pivot design that was at once both super affordable and pretty fun to ride on all types of trails. Well, even after debuting the all new top-end Wolf Ridge this spring with its ride-it-to-believe it 160mm of pedal-able Naild 29er travel, that bike’s price range (there’s a $8600 version!) puts it WAY out of reach for most mountain bikers.
But no worries, the Hawk Hill was a great bike, too. So how could they make it better? Well, Marin has added three new wheel sizes for three more types of rides and riders, all with the same travel. The B-17 hits more loose trail with 27.5+ tires & a bit longer fork; the Rift Zone 29er rolls faster; and the Hawk Hill Jr gets 24″ wheels for the next generation of trail shredders….
B-17, 27.5+ mountain bike

The new B-17 widens the Hawk Hill out to fit proper plus sized tires into the same 120mm of MultiTrac travel to make for an affordable trail bike ready for tackling rough & loose terrain. It is now the most trail capable bike in the Hawk Hill family with 2.8″ tires on 38mm internal rims.
Marin is really broadening the family, so the squishy Plus bike gets you three spec levels that are the priciest out of the butted aluminum MultiTrac series. Each of the bikes gets a 130mm travel fork, Boost spacing, modern long, low & slack trail riding geometry, internal routing, and a stealth dropper post.
The base B-17 1 starts at $2100 with an NX1 groupset & Shimano M315 brakes. The mid-level $2650 B-17 2 steps up to a Shimano SLX 1×11 & nicer MT500 brakes. Then the top end $3700 B-17 3 bleeds into the premium market with that nice looking titanium-look paint job and a wide GX Eagle 12 speed drivetrain & Deore hydraulic brakes.
Rift Zone, 29″ mountain bike
The 29″ Rift Zone is all new too, taking the same 120mm MultiTrac design and adapting it for more speed with wagon wheels. Designed for all-day epic trail riding the Boost spaced 29er is meant to benefit from better rollover.